A/HRC/37/61/Add.1
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food on her
mission to Zambia*
Contents
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I.
Introduction .....................................................................................................................................
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II.
General situation .............................................................................................................................
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III.
Legal and institutional framework of public policies ......................................................................
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A.
Legal framework ......................................................................................................................
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B.
Institutional and public policy framework ...............................................................................
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Agricultural policy ...........................................................................................................................
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A.
Land tenure and dual structure of property rights ....................................................................
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B.
Export-oriented agricultural policy ..........................................................................................
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C.
Displacement and resettlement ................................................................................................
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D.
Access to inputs, agricultural extension services, credit and financial services .....................
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E.
Livestock .................................................................................................................................
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F.
Fisheries ..................................................................................................................................
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G.
Poaching and the management of natural parks ......................................................................
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Impact on the right to food ..............................................................................................................
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A.
Availability .............................................................................................................................
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B.
Accessibility ...........................................................................................................................
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C.
Adequacy: all forms of malnutrition .......................................................................................
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D.
Sustainability: risks associated with large-scale commercial agriculture ................................
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Population groups requiring special attention .................................................................................
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A.
Women ....................................................................................................................................
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B.
Agricultural workers, including child labour ..........................................................................
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C.
People living in refugee camps ...............................................................................................
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Conclusions and recommendations .................................................................................................
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IV.
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VII.
* Circulated in the language of submission and English only.
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